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M P. BYLE'R.

COMBINED CORN PLANTER,-S OWER, REVOLVING HARROW, AND

GULTIVATOR No. 74,496. Patented Feb. 8, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 74,496, dated February 18, 1.863.

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Be it known that I, W. P. BYLER, of Leavenworth, in the county of Leavenworth, and- State of Kansas, have inventedon Improved Combined Corn-Planter, Sewer, Revolving Harrow, and Cultivator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable OlillOlS skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference heing had to the accompanying'drnwings, forming part of this spec-iii. cation.

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my improvedmachme.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of tiresome, taken through the lines: 2:, fig. 1.

Figure Bis a. detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line 3 y, fig. 2,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view ofthe same, taken through the li ne' z z, fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for'its object to furnish an improved-machine for planting and cultivating corn, barrow hag-ground, and sowing and putting in grain, which shallhe simple in construction, effective in operation, and easily and quickly adjustedfor one or the other of said uses; and it consists in the construction and combinetion of theyarious parts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described. I

A are the wheels of the machine, the axles B of which revolve in bearings attached to the frame 0, and have bevel-gear wheels,D, attached to their inner ends, as shown in figrl. E are the revolving harrows, which are made in segments adjustabiy connected to the radial arms a, which are attached to the lower ends of the vertical shafts the slotted arms or plates e", as shown in fig. 2. This construction enables the two harrows tobe expanded to meet or nearly meet each other for harrowing the ,ground and hdrrowing'in grain, or contracted so as toleaye a space between the said two harrows, enabling the machine to be used for cultivating corn or other plants planted in rows or drills; The vertical shafts-F, to which the barrows E are attached, pass up through andwork in the bearings G attached to the lower ends oftho supports H, the upper ends ofwhich are attached to the frame 0. The shafts F have 'a shoulder formcdupon them, which rests upon the hearings G,snd prevents the said shafts from dropping down too for. The lower parts of the shafts F are rounded oil, so that they may move up a'ud down vertically'through .the bearings G; The middle parts of the shafts F are made square, ind pass through squarmholes in the centres of the small bevcl-gear wheels I, so that either the gear-wheel or the shaft may be moved up or down,iwithout disturbing the other, and yet be made always to rvolvetogether. The ges'r-wheels Irest upon the lower ends of" the' supports J, through which the shafts F pass, and their upper ends 'pass up through guides attached to the frame G, as shown in fig. 4, so that the said gear-wheels I may be lowered to throw them out of gear with the-'gear-wheels D, when desired. "The supports J are secured in posi tiouwhen raised by thespring-catchpins K, which, when the supports J are lowered, rest against them, and when they are raised spring into holes fol-media them and hold them securely in'place. The upper ends of the shafts F revolve in and are swivelledto the bars Ii, whichslide u p and down upon the guides M, carrying the shafts F'and barrows E with them. N is a curved rack, formed upon or attached to the upper ends of the guides M, upon the teeth of which the lever-pawl 0 takes hold to hold the shafts]? and hari'owsE securely at any level to which they may be raised. P are chains, the lower ends of which are connected to the sliding bars L, and the upper .ends ofwhich are attached to the wheels or pulleys Q, which arepivoted to the cross-bar's m, connectingthe'upper parts of the guide-bars M, and to which the lever-pawls O are attached, so.that, by operating the said lever-pawls, the harrows may be raised and lowered at pleasure, It are the seed-boxes for planting corn; which aro placed upon and secured to the forwerdpart of the frame C: Sore slide-bars passing through the lower. part of the seed-boxes R, and which have holes through them,;of such a size as to hold the exaot amount of secdrequirod for a. hill. The movements of the slides are limited. by stop-pins passing through them, and to their forward ends are-pivoted,tl1e ends of the leyers-T which are pivoted to' the frame C, and to their other ends are pivoted thends of the connecting-rods U. The othcr ends of the connecting-rods U are attached to the lower or downwardly-projecting end of the-bent or footdever V, which is pirotedtotho foot board W or to thelframe C, and the upper end of which projects above said foot-board, and is so formed asto be conveniently operatcdby the driver with his foot to drop the corn. The slide-bars S'are drawn back, after dropping the corn, by the coiled or equivalent springs X, which are connected with the levers T andwi'th the use frame 0. From the slides S the seed passes down through the conducting-spoutsY to the planting-plough,

which are attached to the frame .0, and which are not shown in the; drawings. A is the seed-b0; for sowing grain, which-said hox is attached to snitablesupports in front of and below the frame C. In the bottom of the seed-ho t-A', in hearings uttached to said box, revolves a grooved cylinder, B, through the grooves of which the grain passes out. 0 are slidesor gate's'plac'cd'in grooves in the front side of the box Aiilfld the lower' ends of which enter and fitinto the gropves ,in the icylinderB", so that, by adjusting the said slides or gates, the amount ofgrain passing out may be regulated at pleasure; To one' end of the cylinder B is attached a pulley,

D',-around which and around the pulley E, attached to the hub or axle of oue'ot' the wheels A, passes a bend,

F, so that the cylinder 13 may be revolved, to dro p the seed byvthe advance of the machine. By pushing the slides orgates 0 low down the outflow of the seed'may be wholly prevented, when desired. G is the tongue, which is pivoted to supports attached to the upper side of the front cross-bar of the frame Ci H is abent lever, pivoted to the central cross-bar of the frameiC, andtheforward-projectingarm of which is pivoted to the rear end of the tongue G by passing through a. slot formed in thesaidrear end of the-said tongue. The upwardlyprojecting'arm of the bent lever H passes up at the side of the curved rack-I", the teeth of which take holdof the said arm of the said lever, and hold it securely inuny position in which it may be placed. This construction enables the frame 0 to be hdjusted and held in a' horizontal position or parallel with the surface of the ground, whatever may be the height of the horses or the inclination of the ground. I

I claim as new, and desire to-secure by Letters Patent 1. The revolving burrows madeadjustahle, so as to be contracted and expanded, substantially as herein 7 shown and described and for'the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the barrows E, vertical shafts F, bevel-gear wheels D and I, axles B and wheels A,

with each other, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth;

3. The combination and arrangement of the vertical shaft F, slide-bar L, chain P, pulley Q, lever-pawl O, curved rack N, and slide or guide-barshL withzeaoh other, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. I v

4 The'oombination of the adjustable support J and spring-catch K with the vertical 'shni't 'F, bevel-gear wheel I,- aud frame 0, substantially ill-S herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

I 5-. The combination and arrangement of the slide S, levecT, spring X, connecting-rod U, and bent or footlever V, with each other and withvthe seed-box R and frame C, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. y r

6. The comhinat-ion of the bent lever H and curved rackI'. with the slotted end of the pivoted tongue G and with the frame -C, substantially as herein shown and described and for. the-purpose set forth.

' WLP. BYLER.

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